Ophilya Handmade is dedicated to reducing waste and the environmental impact of production. By elevating the creativity and quality of reclaimed design the brands mission is to spawn a new generation of eco-conscious consumers.

We do not discard scraps, and collect donations to re-fabricate new beautifully hand-crafted designs.

We are equipped with a wide variety of creative services:

-Large scale display, Murals, sculptures for retail or public spaces.

-Leather, wood, and fabric accessories: bags, shoes, custom designs

- customized painting & framing

I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”

— Mother Teresa

Krystal Sokolis

Krystal Sokolis is a local Savannah-based artist who works in a variety of mediums including woodworking, painting, leather working and textiles. She received her BFA in Accessory Design from SCAD in 2012 and is currently pursuing her MFA in Accessory Design also from SCAD. Her work primarily focuses on ecological conservation of natural resources through sustainable design. Originally from Lemont, Illinois, she now lives and works in Savannah, Georgia.

Jeromy Ross

Savannah-based artist Jeromy Ross (M.F.A., painting, 2016) uses chance operations as a mechanism to determine the various outcomes of his paintings. Wheels, dice, pendulums and other uncontrolled elements are among the implements he uses to produce each piece. Color choice, composition and mark-making are decided from these methods of chance as a way of inhibiting a biased aesthetic control. Ross’s fascination with quantum mechanics and chaos theory are the primary focus within his present body of work. His paintings are currently on exhibit throughout several locations in the Southeast as he continues his experimentations within his studio.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

We clearly have an obsession for fungi. Our hand sculpted mushrooms have now evolved to emulate a real species, the Fly Algeric. To enhance our presentation we have constructed reclaimed wooden shadow boxes to house these 3D works of art.

Fun fact: The Fly Agaric, Amanita muscaria, is a hallucinogen and must be considered poisonous.

With the proper application to these reclaimed materials, we have developed these long body envelope wallets with a divider slip pocket to split both cash and credit cards. The hair-on-hide cow leather had been sprayed with acid dye to achieve that splattered texture. The wood clasp is upcycled exotic wood, that is backed with bronze, and covered in an epoxy resin to allow for durability as well as a luscious shine.

The body of the wallet is part hand and machine sewn, and our logo is burned with a branding iron into small scraps of leather in order to make use of all aspects of our material. It is the artisan quality craftsmanship and intention to detail that makes these one-of-kind upcycled wallets so unique and special.

Now presenting, handcrafted one-of-a-kind, upcycled stockings! They are proudly meant to hang as art all year round, as well as being hung at the mantel for gifts during the holidays. The true magic lies in the recycling process. Nothing is discarded during the making, the larger scraps are turned into quilts for future products, while the tiny scraps are stuffed into the toes of the stockings. The beauty of handmade always lies in the details.Who says Christmas only comes once a year!? Now, every day can be a Happy Holiday!

Name: Arden

SizeHangs: 26"Depth: 14"Opening Width: 9"

Colors: Multi color

Note: Wired brim for personalized manipulating and a small Indian church bell sewn to the end point. Upcycled leather pull tab

Our products are driven with a utilitarian necessity. It is meant to be an accessory that serves to accompany every occasion. The front interwoven strap is not only what allows this piece to fit any figure but give the wearer a unique means of altering the style. Once it is adjusted to your specific width and style the tab along the backside of the belt is for easy application and removal. If you really want to change it up you can disassemble and reverse the dark brown to the interior light brown.

This pendant was segmented with seven different types of wood. Segmenting is the process of taking tiny scraps of wood, gluing and layering to achieve a different patterning in the grain. It is through intense problem solving that these tiny pieces are reconstructed to allow us to build larger forms. It has become a skill of puzzling and the mission to continually seek to challenge ourselves as craftsmen. We back each pendant with metal and coat the pendant in a epoxy resin for not only ascetics but to preserve and protect the wood, as well as allow for a reversibilty for the wearer.

We clearly have a mushroom obsession. For such an amazing organism, fungi is so often over looked but now we have presented these funky little forms as art by giving each sculpted mushroom its very own pedestal.

We clearly have a mushroom obsession. For such an amazing organism, fungi is so often over looked but now we have presented these funky little forms as art by giving each sculpted mushroom its very own pedestal.

We clearly have a mushroom obsession. For such an amazing organism, fungi is so often over looked but now we have presented these funky little forms as art by giving each sculpted mushroom its very own pedestal.

We welcome you to come explore our world of creation through descriptive imagery. This brand is dedicated to bringing to life once forgotten materials and creating one-of-kind handmade accessories. Come Explore!